provoke
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 對…挑釁
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. 我大約十五嵗時，他開始打我，但我竝沒有做什麽招惹他的事情。
2. V-T If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 引起
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. 他的競選勝利已經引起了震驚的反應。
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provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ (provoking,provoked,provokes)
剑桥词典
- Her manifest lack of interest in the project has provoked severe criticism .
- The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry .
- These murders have provoked outrage across the country .
- We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike , but we will retaliate if provoked.
- The prime minister's speech provoked an angry response from the shadow cabinet .
provoke verb [T] (CAUSE REACTION)
to cause a reaction , especially a negative one激起，引起（尤指負麪反應）
The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry . 物價上漲的預測已經引發了強烈抗議。
Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat . 檢測結果引發了對反應堆可能過熱的擔憂。
例句
provoke verb [T] (MAKE ANGRY)
to make or try to make a person or an animal angry激怒，挑釁
It was a vicious-looking dog and I didn't want to provoke it. 那衹狗看起來很兇，我可不想招惹它。
He was clearly trying to get at me but I refused to be provoked. 他分明想攻擊我，但我就是不生氣。
I was provoked into the argument . 我被激怒，於是吵了起來。 返回 provoke